✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 14:06.
Opportunity overview
Tenders are invited in respect of one contract, with a duration of 2.25-5 years, detailed below and effective from 1st January 2027.
GM5 Alkincoates Park gardening services (excluding Grass and Hedge Maintenance).
Classification
CPV77314000 — Grounds maintenance services
CPV77312000 — Weed-clearance services
CPV77342000 — Hedge trimming
Lots
To be submitted within one month of award of tender and thereafter on a year-by-year basis.
To prepare and submit an annual work plan of activity in order to achieve and maintain the park beds shown in Appendix 5A, plants and bushes etc to a high level of appearance being litter and weed free and otherwise maintained in accordance with GM5 Appendix 5B Bed Maintenance Specification.
It is anticipated that significant work will be required within the first twelve months to bring the beds up to the required standard. The work plan must show how each bed will be brought up to the required standard during the course of the first twelve months and the work intended to maintain them at the required standard through the course of the contract period.
(Only chemical free weedkilling solutions to be administered, unless specifically authorised by the Town Clerk.)
Provide the Town Clerk with an update on the first of each month in relation to the work plan including any planned or completed work within the park that month and subsequent months. This update must include information in an agreed electronic format.
To provide a single point of contact to the Town Council to assist in monitoring of the contract, dealing with incidents and enquires and receive work requests, Monday through to Friday, between 8am and 5pm daily as and when by email and/or telephone
To provide an out of hours contact for emergency works.
Send a representative to attend Working Group Meetings on a quarterly basis to report on the progress of the contract and to receive feedback on the work performed in the park.Value not stated
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
GM5
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Has Recurrence
Yes
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
77314000
Description
Grounds maintenance services
Submission Method
written
Other Requirements
Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes
Tender Period
Ends
27 Nov 2026, 17:00
Submission terms
Languages
en
Bid Validity Period
Duration In Days
120
Expected award period
Starts
1 Dec 2026, 11:00
Bid Opening
Date
1 Dec 2026, 11:00
Description
The tenders recieved will be opened by the Town Clerk and witnessed by two members of the Finance, Employment & Services (FES) Committee (one being the current Chairman of the FES Committee).
Address
Street Address
Colne Town Hall
Albert Road
Colne
BB8 0AQ
Contract terms
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Description
To be submitted within one month of award of tender and thereafter on a year-by-year basis.
To prepare and submit an annual work plan of activity in order to achieve and maintain the park beds shown in Appendix 5A, plants and bushes etc to a high level of appearance being litter and weed free and otherwise maintained in accordance with GM5 Appendix 5B Bed Maintenance Specification.
It is anticipated that significant work will be required within the first twelve months to bring the beds up to the required standard. The work plan must show how each bed will be brought up to the required standard during the course of the first twelve months and the work intended to maintain them at the required standard through the course of the contract period.
(Only chemical free weedkilling solutions to be administered, unless specifically authorised by the Town Clerk.)
Provide the Town Clerk with an update on the first of each month in relation to the work plan including any planned or completed work within the park that month and subsequent months. This update must include information in an agreed electronic format.
To provide a single point of contact to the Town Council to assist in monitoring of the contract, dealing with incidents and enquires and receive work requests, Monday through to Friday, between 8am and 5pm daily as and when by email and/or telephone
To provide an out of hours contact for emergency works.
Send a representative to attend Working Group Meetings on a quarterly basis to report on the progress of the contract and to receive feedback on the work performed in the park.
Has Renewal
No
Has Options
Yes
Status
active
Contract period
Duration In Days
1,140
Submission terms
Variant Policy
notAllowed
Options
Description
If you are successful in your tender contract, Colne Town Council may be prepared to extend this contract for a further 2 year period subject to good performance across all areas of contract awarded.
Indication of a desire to extend, must be provided in writing to the Town Council approximately 12 months prior to the contract end date. The contract extension will be awarded at the discretion of the Town Council and subject to a successful contract review, which will be carried out shortly after reciept of the extension request.
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77312000
Description
Weed-clearance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
77342000
Description
Hedge trimming
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UKD
Delivery Location
Description
Alkincoats Park
Alkincoats Road
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9QQ
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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096987-2026tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Colne Town Council is inviting tenders for gardening and bed-maintenance services at Alkincoates Park from 1 January 2027. The stated scope excludes grass and hedge maintenance and includes annual work planning, chemical-free weed control unless authorised, monthly electronic updates, weekday and emergency contacts, and quarterly working-group attendance.
Who this may suit
Suitable for grounds-maintenance and horticultural service providers able to restore and maintain park planting beds, manage weeds without routine chemical treatment, and provide contract communications and emergency responsiveness.
Key points identified
Annual work planSubmit within one month of tender award and thereafter yearly.Evidence: "To be submitted within one month of award of tender and thereafter on a year-by-year basis."
Bed maintenanceMaintain park beds, plants and bushes to a high standard, litter and weed free, in accordance with GM5 Appendix 5B.Evidence: "achieve and maintain the park beds shown in Appendix 5A, plants and bushes etc to a high level of appearance being litter and weed free and otherwise maintained in accordance with GM5 Appendix 5B Bed Maintenance Specification."
First-year improvement planShow how each bed will be brought to the required standard in the first 12 months.Evidence: "The work plan must show how each bed will be brought up to the required standard during the course of the first twelve months"
93% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Colne Town Council is inviting tenders for gardening and bed-maintenance services at Alkincoates Park from 1 January 2027. The stated scope excludes grass and hedge maintenance and includes annual work planning, chemical-free weed control unless authorised, monthly electronic updates, weekday and emergency contacts, and quarterly working-group attendance.
Who this may suit
Suitable for grounds-maintenance and horticultural service providers able to restore and maintain park planting beds, manage weeds without routine chemical treatment, and provide contract communications and emergency responsiveness.
Key deliverables
Annual work plan for park beds, plants and bushes
First-year plan to bring beds to the required standard
Ongoing bed maintenance to the GM5 Appendix 5B specification
Chemical-free weedkilling solutions unless authorised by the Town Clerk
Monthly electronic work-plan updates
Weekday single point of contact and out-of-hours emergency contact
Quarterly Working Group meeting attendance
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Annual work plan
98% confidence
Submit within one month of tender award and thereafter yearly.
View supporting evidence
"To be submitted within one month of award of tender and thereafter on a year-by-year basis."
Bed maintenance
98% confidence
Maintain park beds, plants and bushes to a high standard, litter and weed free, in accordance with GM5 Appendix 5B.
View supporting evidence
"achieve and maintain the park beds shown in Appendix 5A, plants and bushes etc to a high level of appearance being litter and weed free and otherwise maintained in accordance with GM5 Appendix 5B Bed Maintenance Specification."
First-year improvement plan
97% confidence
Show how each bed will be brought to the required standard in the first 12 months.
View supporting evidence
"The work plan must show how each bed will be brought up to the required standard during the course of the first twelve months"
Weed treatment
99% confidence
Use only chemical-free weedkilling solutions unless specifically authorised by the Town Clerk.
View supporting evidence
"Only chemical free weedkilling solutions to be administered, unless specifically authorised by the Town Clerk."
Monthly reporting
98% confidence
Provide an update on the first of each month in an agreed electronic format.
View supporting evidence
"Provide the Town Clerk with an update on the first of each month... This update must include information in an agreed electronic format."
Contract contact arrangements
98% confidence
Provide a weekday single point of contact, 8am-5pm Monday-Friday, and an out-of-hours emergency contact.
View supporting evidence
"provide a single point of contact... Monday through to Friday, between 8am and 5pm" and "provide an out of hours contact for emergency works."
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied notice content; economic and technical selection-criteria documents are referenced but their contents are not supplied.
View supporting evidence
Documents listed as "economicSelectionCriteria" and "technicalSelectionCriteria" without titles, URLs or contents.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
value_min, value_max and currency are null.
Contract duration
92% confidence
Stated as 2.25-5 years; the basis for this range is not explained in the supplied content.
View supporting evidence
"one contract, with a duration of 2.25-5 years"
Delivery
Service location
94% confidence
Alkincoates Park; delivery region is listed as UKD.
View supporting evidence
"GM5 Alkincoates Park gardening services"; delivery location region: "UKD".
Effective date
98% confidence
1 January 2027.
View supporting evidence
"effective from 1st January 2027."
Scope exclusion
99% confidence
Grass and hedge maintenance are excluded from the stated gardening-services scope.
View supporting evidence
"Alkincoates Park gardening services (excluding Grass and Hedge Maintenance)."
Meetings
98% confidence
Provide a representative for quarterly Working Group meetings.
View supporting evidence
"Send a representative to attend Working Group Meetings on a quarterly basis"
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Notice status
99% confidence
Open tender.
View supporting evidence
display_status: "open"; notice_type: "tender".
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
View supporting evidence
procurement_method_details: "Open procedure".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
27 November 2026, 17:00 UTC.
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline: "2026-11-27T17:00:00Z".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Scope/classification inconsistency
99% confidence
The supplied scope expressly excludes hedge maintenance, while a secondary CPV code is "77342000 - Hedge trimming". The notice content does not resolve whether hedge trimming is incidental classification metadata or part of the requirement.
The required bed-maintenance specification and bed schedule are referenced as GM5 Appendices 5A and 5B but are not included in the supplied content.
View supporting evidence
"park beds shown in Appendix 5A" and "GM5 Appendix 5B Bed Maintenance Specification."
Selection requirements unavailable
99% confidence
Economic and technical selection-criteria documents are listed but no document contents or URLs are supplied, so qualification requirements cannot be assessed.
View supporting evidence
Documents: "economicSelectionCriteria" and "technicalSelectionCriteria"; both have null title and URL.
Duration ambiguity
94% confidence
The stated duration is a range of 2.25-5 years without an explanation of the term, options, or extension mechanism.
View supporting evidence
"one contract, with a duration of 2.25-5 years".
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